{"id":18351,"date":"2026-06-29T19:14:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T23:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/chronic-total-occlusion-cto-of-a-coronary-artery-medical-overview\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T16:20:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:20:06","slug":"chronic-total-occlusion-cto-of-a-coronary-artery-medical-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/en\/chronic-total-occlusion-cto-of-a-coronary-artery-medical-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) of a Coronary Artery: Medical Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18351\" class=\"elementor elementor-18351 elementor-18318\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb9dedb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb9dedb\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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Total Occlusion (CTO) of a Coronary Artery: Medical Overview<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd6986 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"1dd6986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-6610920 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/en\/author\/icardio\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__item-prefix\">\u00c9crit par<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ticardio\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-a890a19 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/en\/2026\/06\/29\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__item-prefix\">Publi\u00e9 le <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>29 June 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc21ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-breadcrumb\" data-id=\"4cc21ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-breadcrumb.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><ol class=\"ekit-breadcrumb\"><li class=\"ekit_breadcrumbs_start\"><a href=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/li> <li class=\"brd_sep\"> &raquo; <\/li> <li><a href=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/en\/category\/valvular-cardiovascular-diseases\/coronary-heart-diseases\/\">Coronary heart diseases<\/a><\/li> <li class=\"brd_sep\"> &raquo; <\/li>  <li>Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) of a Coronary Artery: Medical Overview<\/li><\/ol><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d446bdb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d446bdb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54eda83\" data-id=\"54eda83\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2caa6b47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2caa6b47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1254\" height=\"1254\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/coeur-route.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18352\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/coeur-route.png 1254w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/coeur-route-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/coeur-route-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/coeur-route-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/coeur-route-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1254px) 100vw, 1254px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d1f7d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9d1f7d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c21dbd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c21dbd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-513dab8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"513dab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Une <strong>occlusion totale chronique (CTO)<\/strong> correspond \u00e0 une art\u00e8re coronaire compl\u00e8tement bouch\u00e9e depuis au moins trois mois.<\/p><p>Malgr\u00e9 ce blocage, certaines personnes ne ressentent aucun sympt\u00f4me gr\u00e2ce au d\u00e9veloppement progressif de petits vaisseaux sanguins appel\u00e9s <strong>art\u00e8res collat\u00e9rales<\/strong>, qui permettent au muscle cardiaque de continuer \u00e0 recevoir une partie de l&#8217;oxyg\u00e8ne dont il a besoin.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6bf6fb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f6bf6fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7756687 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7756687\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18ab37c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18ab37c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/images\/placeholder.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4a6e01 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a4a6e01\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b3f5c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b3f5c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/images\/placeholder.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e41480 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9e41480\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaaf204 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eaaf204\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed36984 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed36984\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chez d&#8217;autres personnes, cette diminution de l&#8217;apport sanguin provoque une douleur \u00e0 la poitrine (angine), un essoufflement ou une diminution de la capacit\u00e9 \u00e0 l&#8217;effort. La maladie coronarienne peut toutefois \u00e9voluer de fa\u00e7on silencieuse. Certaines occlusions totales chroniques sont ainsi d\u00e9couvertes fortuitement lors d&#8217;examens r\u00e9alis\u00e9s pour une autre raison. Lorsque les sympt\u00f4mes persistent malgr\u00e9 un traitement m\u00e9dical optimal, une intervention sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9e peut permettre de rouvrir l&#8217;art\u00e8re et d&#8217;am\u00e9liorer la qualit\u00e9 de vie.   <\/p><p><strong>\u00c0 lire \u00e9galement :<\/strong> <em>Occlusion totale chronique (CTO) d&#8217;une art\u00e8re coronaire : le point de vue du patient.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c397687 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c397687\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bb3623 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8bb3623\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-023a594 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"023a594\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dans la majorit\u00e9 des cas, cette obstruction s&#8217;installe progressivement au fil des ann\u00e9es. Elle r\u00e9sulte le plus souvent d&#8217;une maladie coronarienne qui \u00e9volue lentement. Pour comprendre comment une art\u00e8re peut en arriver \u00e0 se boucher compl\u00e8tement, il est utile de revoir bri\u00e8vement le r\u00f4le des art\u00e8res coronaires ainsi que les m\u00e9canismes qui conduisent progressivement \u00e0 leur r\u00e9tr\u00e9cissement, puis \u00e0 leur obstruction compl\u00e8te.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8374dd2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8374dd2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb97b6b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb97b6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5518d65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5518d65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">L'oxyg\u00e8ne : indispensable au fonctionnement du c\u0153ur<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7d643a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d7d643a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e725835 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e725835\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7067b64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7067b64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Le c\u0153ur est un muscle qui se contracte sans interruption, jour et nuit. Pour fonctionner normalement, il a besoin d&#8217;un apport constant en oxyg\u00e8ne et en nutriments. <\/p><p>Cet apport est assur\u00e9 par les art\u00e8res coronaires, qui acheminent le sang jusqu&#8217;au muscle cardiaque.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-880b5aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"880b5aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac9a801 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac9a801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/coeur-carburant-1024x579.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4923\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/coeur-carburant-1024x579.png 1024w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/coeur-carburant-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/coeur-carburant-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/coeur-carburant-1536x869.png 1536w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/coeur-carburant-2048x1159.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee2870 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5ee2870\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2db0bc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c2db0bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24de737 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24de737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lorsque la circulation dans une art\u00e8re coronaire diminue ou s&#8217;interrompt compl\u00e8tement, la quantit\u00e9 d&#8217;oxyg\u00e8ne qui parvient au c\u0153ur devient insuffisante. Selon l&#8217;importance du blocage et le temps qu&#8217;il a mis \u00e0 s&#8217;installer, cette diminution de l&#8217;apport sanguin peut demeurer sans cons\u00e9quence apparente ou entra\u00eener une souffrance du muscle cardiaque. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a67585 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a67585\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fa06c9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6fa06c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c12c41c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c12c41c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The coronary arteries<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-842f5fe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"842f5fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8796e20 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8796e20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e38f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1e38f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Le c\u0153ur est aliment\u00e9 par deux art\u00e8res principales : la coronaire gauche et la coronaire droite. Elles prennent naissance directement \u00e0 la sortie de l&#8217;aorte, le principal vaisseau sanguin qui distribue le sang oxyg\u00e9n\u00e9 \u00e0 l&#8217;ensemble de l&#8217;organisme. <\/p><p>\u00c0 partir de ces deux art\u00e8res se d\u00e9veloppe un r\u00e9seau de branches qui parcourent toute la surface du c\u0153ur afin d&#8217;assurer un apport ad\u00e9quat en sang et en oxyg\u00e8ne \u00e0 chacune de ses r\u00e9gions.<\/p><p><strong>\u00c0 lire :<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/en\/the-coronary-arteries\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Les art\u00e8res coronaires<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f776aee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f776aee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-981bf5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"981bf5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Art-coro-FR-1024x579.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4524\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Art-coro-FR-1024x579.png 1024w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Art-coro-FR-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Art-coro-FR-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Art-coro-FR-1536x868.png 1536w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Art-coro-FR.png 1566w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2080e2b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2080e2b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f50241a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f50241a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-540f8b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"540f8b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Les plaques d'ath\u00e9rome<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-962606e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"962606e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dans la grande majorit\u00e9 des cas, la maladie coronarienne est caus\u00e9e par l&#8217;ath\u00e9roscl\u00e9rose, responsable de la formation de plaques d&#8217;ath\u00e9rome \u00e0 l&#8217;int\u00e9rieur des art\u00e8res.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6b76f1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d6b76f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e04705 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e04705\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33ba4a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33ba4a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>L&#8217;ath\u00e9roscl\u00e9rose d\u00e9bute par une <strong>accumulation de cholest\u00e9rol<\/strong> dans la paroi interne des art\u00e8res. Cette accumulation d\u00e9clenche une r\u00e9action inflammatoire. Des cellules appel\u00e9es <strong>macrophages, dont le r\u00f4le est de \u00ab nettoyer \u00bb l&#8217;organisme<\/strong>, absorbent le cholest\u00e9rol. En se gorgeant de graisse, elles finissent par rester emprisonn\u00e9es dans la paroi. Lorsqu&#8217;elles meurent, elles lib\u00e8rent leur contenu, <strong>ce qui entretient et amplifie l&#8217;inflammation<\/strong>.    <\/p><p>L&#8217;organisme tente alors de r\u00e9parer cette zone fragilis\u00e9e en formant un tissu fibreux, comparable \u00e0 une cicatrice, qui recouvre la plaque et la rend plus solide. Au fil des ann\u00e9es, des d\u00e9p\u00f4ts de calcium peuvent \u00e9galement s&#8217;y accumuler, la rendant plus dure et moins souple. <\/p><p><strong>\u00c0 lire :<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/en\/plaque-datherome-atherosclerose\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>La plaque d&#8217;ath\u00e9rome<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddea2ef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ddea2ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3561f30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3561f30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/plaque-chol-artere.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5844\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/plaque-chol-artere.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/plaque-chol-artere-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/plaque-chol-artere-768x380.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8412573 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8412573\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-323117a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"323117a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5b492b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5b492b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Une maladie qui \u00e9volue lentement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-124f699 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"124f699\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>L&#8217;ath\u00e9roscl\u00e9rose <strong>\u00e9volue g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement sur plusieurs ann\u00e9es<\/strong>, souvent sans provoquer de sympt\u00f4mes. Certaines plaques demeurent stables, tandis que d&#8217;autres continuent de grossir jusqu&#8217;\u00e0 r\u00e9tr\u00e9cir progressivement une art\u00e8re, puis parfois \u00e0 la boucher compl\u00e8tement. <\/p><p>Une occlusion totale chronique peut notamment r\u00e9sulter :<\/p><ul><li>de la progression lente d&#8217;un r\u00e9tr\u00e9cissement jusqu&#8217;\u00e0 l&#8217;obstruction compl\u00e8te d&#8217;une art\u00e8re;<\/li><li>d&#8217;un infarctus ancien ayant laiss\u00e9 une art\u00e8re compl\u00e8tement bouch\u00e9e;<\/li><li>de l&#8217;\u00e9volution d&#8217;une art\u00e8re d\u00e9j\u00e0 contourn\u00e9e par un pontage, o\u00f9 la circulation sanguine est assur\u00e9e par le greffon. Avec le temps, l&#8217;art\u00e8re native peut se fermer compl\u00e8tement. <\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p>Lorsque les pontages demeurent fonctionnels, aucune intervention suppl\u00e9mentaire n&#8217;est g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement n\u00e9cessaire. En revanche, si un pontage se d\u00e9t\u00e9riore ou s&#8217;obstrue \u00e0 son tour, un traitement de l&#8217;art\u00e8re native peut \u00eatre envisag\u00e9. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9939b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d9939b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebee223 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ebee223\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-715b9b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"715b9b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">L'occlusion totale chronique<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ee1262 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ee1262\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lorsqu&#8217;une art\u00e8re demeure compl\u00e8tement bouch\u00e9e pendant au moins trois mois, on parle d&#8217;<strong>occlusion totale chronique (CTO)<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Le sang ne peut alors plus circuler normalement \u00e0 travers l&#8217;art\u00e8re. Malgr\u00e9 cela, la portion situ\u00e9e au-del\u00e0 du blocage peut parfois continuer \u00e0 recevoir un apport sanguin gr\u00e2ce aux art\u00e8res voisines. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60551b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60551b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04c2841 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"04c2841\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/route-bouchee-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-18353\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/route-bouchee-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/route-bouchee-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/route-bouchee-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/route-bouchee-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/route-bouchee.png 1254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6805360 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6805360\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa3bf74 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa3bf74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f6c411 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f6c411\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Un appel \u00e0 l'aide aux art\u00e8res voisines<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b062ae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8b062ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-985bf93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"985bf93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b59dd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b59dd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lorsqu&#8217;une art\u00e8re coronaire se bouche progressivement, le c\u0153ur peut tenter de compenser la diminution de l&#8217;apport sanguin en d\u00e9veloppant de petits vaisseaux qui contournent l&#8217;obstacle.<\/p><p>Ces vaisseaux, appel\u00e9s <strong>art\u00e8res collat\u00e9rales<\/strong>, peuvent prendre naissance \u00e0 partir de la portion de l&#8217;art\u00e8re situ\u00e9e avant le blocage, mais \u00e9galement \u00e0 partir des art\u00e8res coronaires voisines. Ils agissent comme des routes secondaires permettant de contourner un obstacle lorsqu&#8217;une route principale est ferm\u00e9e. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adac457 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"adac457\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9a07ed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9a07ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3385c1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3385c1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Le d\u00e9veloppement de cette circulation collat\u00e9rale <strong>varie consid\u00e9rablement d&#8217;une personne \u00e0 l&#8217;autre<\/strong>. Chez certaines, elle est suffisamment importante pour maintenir un apport sanguin ad\u00e9quat au muscle cardiaque, particuli\u00e8rement au repos. Chez d&#8217;autres, elle demeure peu d\u00e9velopp\u00e9e et ne parvient pas \u00e0 compenser efficacement le blocage.  <\/p><p>Les raisons pour lesquelles certaines personnes d\u00e9veloppent un r\u00e9seau collat\u00e9ral tr\u00e8s efficace alors que d&#8217;autres en d\u00e9veloppent peu demeurent encore imparfaitement comprises.<\/p><p>M\u00eame lorsqu&#8217;elles sont bien d\u00e9velopp\u00e9es, les art\u00e8res collat\u00e9rales ont une capacit\u00e9 limit\u00e9e. Elles permettent de maintenir en vie la portion du muscle cardiaque situ\u00e9e au-del\u00e0 du blocage, mais ne remplacent g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement pas la circulation normale assur\u00e9e par une art\u00e8re coronaire saine. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eec97cd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eec97cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69a718b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69a718b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04b97ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04b97ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Est-ce fr\u00e9quent ?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9252f0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f9252f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a278fa3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a278fa3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e7fe4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e7fe4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>L&#8217;occlusion totale chronique (<strong>CTO<\/strong>) est plus fr\u00e9quente qu&#8217;on pourrait le croire. On estime qu&#8217;environ <strong>une personne sur cinq (20 %)<\/strong> atteinte d&#8217;une maladie coronarienne pr\u00e9sente au moins une art\u00e8re coronaire compl\u00e8tement bouch\u00e9e depuis plusieurs mois. <\/p><p>Chez les personnes ayant d\u00e9j\u00e0 subi une chirurgie de pontage coronarien, cette proportion est encore plus \u00e9lev\u00e9e et peut atteindre <strong>pr\u00e8s d&#8217;une personne sur deux (50 %)<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Malgr\u00e9 cette fr\u00e9quence, toutes les CTO ne n\u00e9cessitent pas une intervention. Chez plusieurs personnes, les sympt\u00f4mes sont bien contr\u00f4l\u00e9s par la m\u00e9dication ou la circulation collat\u00e9rale est suffisante pour r\u00e9pondre aux besoins du muscle cardiaque, particuli\u00e8rement au repos. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fa3621 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9fa3621\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4493a85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4493a85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/calcul-1024x768.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12160\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/calcul-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/calcul-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/calcul-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/calcul.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90bc6a3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"90bc6a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f97d07f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f97d07f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-973fcfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"973fcfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Les sympt\u00f4mes\u2026 ou leur absence<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f563c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f563c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>D\u00e9couvrir qu&#8217;une art\u00e8re du c\u0153ur est compl\u00e8tement bouch\u00e9e <strong>surprend souvent les patients<\/strong>, surtout lorsqu&#8217;ils ne ressentent aucun sympt\u00f4me.<\/p><p>La pr\u00e9sence et l&#8217;intensit\u00e9 des sympt\u00f4mes d\u00e9pendent de plusieurs facteurs, notamment de l&#8217;importance du territoire cardiaque touch\u00e9, du d\u00e9veloppement de la circulation collat\u00e9rale ainsi que des besoins du muscle cardiaque en oxyg\u00e8ne.<\/p><p>Les sympt\u00f4mes apparaissent lorsque les besoins du muscle cardiaque d\u00e9passent l&#8217;apport sanguin fourni par l&#8217;art\u00e8re bouch\u00e9e et les art\u00e8res collat\u00e9rales, particuli\u00e8rement lors d&#8217;un effort physique, d&#8217;un stress ou d&#8217;une \u00e9motion.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64c0d28 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"64c0d28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c155a7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c155a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-987d09b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"987d09b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Les <strong>manifestations les plus fr\u00e9quentes<\/strong> sont :<\/p><ul><li>une douleur ou une pression \u00e0 la poitrine (angine), le plus souvent \u00e0 l&#8217;effort;<\/li><li>un essoufflement inhabituel;<\/li><li>une fatigue plus importante qu&#8217;\u00e0 l&#8217;habitude;<\/li><li>une diminution de la capacit\u00e9 \u00e0 r\u00e9aliser les activit\u00e9s physiques ou les t\u00e2ches du quotidien.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-679adc1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"679adc1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35fec92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"35fec92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/douleur_thoracique-300x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4913\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/douleur_thoracique-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/douleur_thoracique-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/douleur_thoracique.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2d0e24 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a2d0e24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65939dd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65939dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df28f73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df28f73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chez certaines personnes, notamment les personnes \u00e2g\u00e9es ou celles atteintes de diab\u00e8te, les sympt\u00f4mes peuvent \u00eatre plus discrets ou inhabituels. \u00c0 l&#8217;inverse, certaines CTO demeurent totalement silencieuses et sont d\u00e9couvertes fortuitement lors d&#8217;examens r\u00e9alis\u00e9s pour une autre raison. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e86ec41 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e86ec41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8978de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d8978de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3187c77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3187c77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quand envisager un traitement ?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72812c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72812c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Contrairement \u00e0 ce que plusieurs personnes croient, une occlusion totale chronique (CTO) <strong>ne n\u00e9cessite pas toujours une intervention.<\/strong><\/p><p>Dans de nombreuses situations, les sympt\u00f4mes sont bien contr\u00f4l\u00e9s par la m\u00e9dication, l&#8217;adoption de saines habitudes de vie et le d\u00e9veloppement de la circulation collat\u00e9rale. <strong>Une surveillance r\u00e9guli\u00e8re est alors g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement suffisante.<\/strong><\/p><p>En revanche, lorsque les sympt\u00f4mes persistent malgr\u00e9 un traitement m\u00e9dical optimal \u2014 particuli\u00e8rement en pr\u00e9sence d&#8217;une douleur \u00e0 la poitrine (angine) limitant les activit\u00e9s ou d&#8217;un essoufflement important \u2014 une <strong>d\u00e9sobstruction de l&#8217;art\u00e8re<\/strong> peut \u00eatre envisag\u00e9e.<\/p><p>Les <strong>principaux objectifs<\/strong> de cette intervention sont de :<\/p><ul><li>soulager les sympt\u00f4mes;<\/li><li>am\u00e9liorer la qualit\u00e9 de vie;<\/li><li>augmenter la capacit\u00e9 \u00e0 l&#8217;effort;<\/li><li>r\u00e9tablir une meilleure circulation sanguine vers le muscle cardiaque.<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p>La d\u00e9cision d&#8217;intervenir est toujours individualis\u00e9e. Elle tient compte de plusieurs \u00e9l\u00e9ments, notamment de l&#8217;intensit\u00e9 des sympt\u00f4mes, de leur impact sur la qualit\u00e9 de vie, des r\u00e9sultats des examens, des caract\u00e9ristiques de l&#8217;occlusion ainsi que des b\u00e9n\u00e9fices attendus et des risques de la proc\u00e9dure. <\/p><p>Cette d\u00e9cision est prise conjointement par le patient et l&#8217;\u00e9quipe m\u00e9dicale afin de choisir l&#8217;approche la mieux adapt\u00e9e \u00e0 chaque situation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebd0b61 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ebd0b61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1d8364 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1d8364\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/questions1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15952\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/questions1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/questions1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/questions1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/questions1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/questions1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/questions1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e307bcb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e307bcb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2139b9e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2139b9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea7b3f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea7b3f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lorsque la d\u00e9cision est prise<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3693f55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3693f55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lorsqu&#8217;une intervention est recommand\u00e9e et accept\u00e9e, sa planification est assur\u00e9e par l&#8217;\u00e9quipe m\u00e9dicale. Les \u00e9tapes qui suivent permettent de pr\u00e9parer le traitement dans les meilleures conditions et de r\u00e9pondre aux questions qui pourraient demeurer. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dba54a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8dba54a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-158aab6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"158aab6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-031912f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"031912f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rendez-vous<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b1cf4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b1cf4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Il n&#8217;est g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement pas n\u00e9cessaire de prendre soi-m\u00eame un rendez-vous pour le traitement d&#8217;une occlusion totale chronique (CTO). Dans la plupart des cas, le cardiologue qui assure le suivi <strong>transmet une demande \u00e0 un centre sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9<\/strong>, habituellement \u00e0 la suite d&#8217;une coronarographie. <\/p><p>L&#8217;intervention est ensuite planifi\u00e9e sur une base \u00e9lective, g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement quelques jours \u00e0 quelques semaines plus tard, selon la situation clinique et les d\u00e9lais du centre.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58ef9de e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58ef9de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2fd880 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2fd880\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/calendrier-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3992\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/calendrier-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/calendrier-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/calendrier-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/calendrier-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/calendrier-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-218fe59 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"218fe59\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0595b27 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0595b27\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1a4f45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1a4f45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pr\u00e9admission<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39b30f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39b30f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Selon l&#8217;\u00e9tat de sant\u00e9 et les pratiques du centre hospitalier, une visite de pr\u00e9admission peut \u00eatre pr\u00e9vue avant l&#8217;intervention. Cette \u00e9tape n&#8217;est toutefois pas n\u00e9cessaire dans tous les cas. <\/p><p>Elle permet de r\u00e9aliser certains examens, notamment une prise de sang et un \u00e9lectrocardiogramme (ECG), de revoir la m\u00e9dication et de s&#8217;assurer que toutes les conditions sont r\u00e9unies pour proc\u00e9der au traitement en toute s\u00e9curit\u00e9.<\/p><p>Cette rencontre est \u00e9galement l&#8217;occasion d&#8217;expliquer le d\u00e9roulement de la proc\u00e9dure, de r\u00e9pondre aux questions et de remettre les consignes \u00e0 suivre avant l&#8217;hospitalisation.<\/p><p>Si une pr\u00e9admission est pr\u00e9vue, il est recommand\u00e9 d&#8217;apporter une liste \u00e0 jour des m\u00e9dicaments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2015441 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2015441\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68fcaba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68fcaba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cd2da3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cd2da3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Le consentement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbe2856 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbe2856\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Avant l&#8217;intervention, un formulaire de consentement doit \u00eatre sign\u00e9.<\/p><p>Ce document confirme que les explications concernant la proc\u00e9dure ont \u00e9t\u00e9 fournies, incluant ses objectifs, son d\u00e9roulement, les b\u00e9n\u00e9fices attendus ainsi que les risques possibles. Il ne s&#8217;agit pas d&#8217;une simple formalit\u00e9 administrative, mais d&#8217;une \u00e9tape importante permettant de prendre une d\u00e9cision libre et \u00e9clair\u00e9e. <\/p><p>C&#8217;est \u00e9galement le moment id\u00e9al pour poser toutes les questions demeur\u00e9es sans r\u00e9ponse, clarifier certains points ou exprimer des inqui\u00e9tudes. Malgr\u00e9 le stress que peut repr\u00e9senter une telle intervention, il ne faut pas h\u00e9siter \u00e0 demander des explications. L&#8217;\u00e9quipe m\u00e9dicale demeure disponible pour accompagner le patient et r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 ses interrogations.  <\/p><p>Le consentement est enti\u00e8rement volontaire et peut \u00eatre retir\u00e9 en tout temps, m\u00eame apr\u00e8s avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 sign\u00e9.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf3ea28 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cf3ea28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ada983d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ada983d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/consentement-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8426\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/consentement-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/consentement-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/consentement-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/consentement.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f53283 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9f53283\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a34a35c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a34a35c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6305acb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6305acb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quels sont les risques ?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a092d5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a092d5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Comme toute intervention m\u00e9dicale, le traitement d&#8217;une occlusion totale chronique (CTO) comporte certains risques.<\/p><p><strong>Le plus pr\u00e9occupant pour la plupart des patients est naturellement celui du d\u00e9c\u00e8s.<\/strong> Heureusement, lorsque cette intervention est r\u00e9alis\u00e9e par une \u00e9quipe exp\u00e9riment\u00e9e, ce risque demeure faible, de l&#8217;ordre de <strong>1 %<\/strong>. Chez les personnes ayant d\u00e9j\u00e0 subi une chirurgie de pontage coronarien ou pr\u00e9sentant une anatomie particuli\u00e8rement complexe, il peut atteindre <strong>1 \u00e0 2 %<\/strong>. <\/p><p>Toute d\u00e9cision m\u00e9dicale repose sur <strong>une \u00e9valuation des b\u00e9n\u00e9fices attendus et des risques de l&#8217;intervention<\/strong>. Lorsqu&#8217;un cardiologue recommande le traitement d&#8217;une CTO, c&#8217;est qu&#8217;il estime, apr\u00e8s avoir \u00e9valu\u00e9 la situation clinique, que les b\u00e9n\u00e9fices attendus sont sup\u00e9rieurs aux risques de la proc\u00e9dure. <\/p><p>Les principaux risques sont les suivants :<\/p><ul><li><strong>Perforation de l&#8217;art\u00e8re (environ 1 %)<\/strong> : une perforation peut entra\u00eener une accumulation de sang autour du c\u0153ur (tamponnade). Cette complication peut n\u00e9cessiter un drainage \u00e0 l&#8217;aide d&#8217;une aiguille et la mise en place d&#8217;un petit drain. <\/li><li><strong>Chirurgie cardiaque d&#8217;urgence (moins de 1 %)<\/strong> : dans de rares situations, une chirurgie urgente peut \u00eatre n\u00e9cessaire lorsque la complication ne peut \u00eatre trait\u00e9e par cath\u00e9ter.<\/li><li><strong>D\u00e9c\u00e8s (environ 1 %)<\/strong> : ce risque peut atteindre 1 \u00e0 2 % chez les personnes ayant d\u00e9j\u00e0 subi une chirurgie de pontage coronarien.<\/li><li><strong>Saignement (2 \u00e0 3 %)<\/strong> : les saignements surviennent le plus souvent au point d&#8217;entr\u00e9e des cath\u00e9ters, au poignet ou \u00e0 l&#8217;aine. Leur gravit\u00e9 est variable et ils sont habituellement trait\u00e9s sans chirurgie. <\/li><li><strong>Accident vasculaire c\u00e9r\u00e9bral (moins de 0,5 %)<\/strong> : cette complication demeure rare, mais elle fait partie des risques de toute intervention coronarienne complexe.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-259d9fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"259d9fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eab075 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0eab075\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/risques-procedure-1024x512.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8314\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/risques-procedure-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/risques-procedure-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/risques-procedure-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/risques-procedure.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf20c46 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bf20c46\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57ee87f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57ee87f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-293f677 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"293f677\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Certaines complications sont <strong>plus sp\u00e9cifiques \u00e0 ce type d&#8217;intervention<\/strong>.<\/p><p>En raison de sa dur\u00e9e parfois prolong\u00e9e, <strong>l&#8217;exposition aux rayons X<\/strong> est plus importante que lors d&#8217;une angioplastie coronarienne classique. Dans de rares cas, elle peut entra\u00eener une irritation ou une br\u00fblure de la peau. Gr\u00e2ce aux \u00e9quipements modernes, ce risque est aujourd&#8217;hui tr\u00e8s faible.  <\/p><p><strong>La quantit\u00e9 de liquide de contraste<\/strong>, utilis\u00e9 pour rendre les art\u00e8res visibles aux rayons X, est \u00e9galement plus importante que lors d&#8217;une angioplastie coronarienne classique. Chez les personnes dont la fonction r\u00e9nale est d\u00e9j\u00e0 diminu\u00e9e, ce produit peut parfois entra\u00eener une d\u00e9t\u00e9rioration temporaire de la fonction des reins. Des mesures pr\u00e9ventives sont syst\u00e9matiquement mises en place afin de r\u00e9duire ce risque.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-240151e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"240151e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9a0665 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b9a0665\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a326b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a326b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Le jour de l'intervention<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c40e3c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c40e3c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pour plusieurs patients, cette journ\u00e9e ressemble beaucoup \u00e0 celle d&#8217;une coronarographie. Les \u00e9tapes de pr\u00e9paration, l&#8217;installation en salle ainsi que le d\u00e9roulement g\u00e9n\u00e9ral sont tr\u00e8s similaires. <\/p><p><strong>\u00c0 lire :<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/en\/coronarography\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>La coronarographie<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p><p>L&#8217;intervention n\u00e9cessite habituellement une hospitalisation d&#8217;une journ\u00e9e. En r\u00e8gle g\u00e9n\u00e9rale, il est demand\u00e9 d&#8217;\u00eatre \u00e0 jeun depuis minuit la veille, sauf indication contraire concernant certains m\u00e9dicaments. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9493434 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9493434\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8cac52 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c8cac52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-176ea8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"176ea8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>La pr\u00e9paration<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00c0 l&#8217;arriv\u00e9e, une infirmi\u00e8re accueille le patient et pr\u00e9pare l&#8217;intervention. Apr\u00e8s avoir rev\u00eatu une jaquette d&#8217;h\u00f4pital, un ou deux acc\u00e8s veineux sont install\u00e9s afin d&#8217;administrer un solut\u00e9 ou des m\u00e9dicaments, au besoin. <\/p><p>Le poignet ainsi que les deux aines sont habituellement pr\u00e9par\u00e9s, puisque plusieurs voies d&#8217;acc\u00e8s peuvent \u00eatre n\u00e9cessaires au cours de la proc\u00e9dure.<\/p><p>Il est recommand\u00e9 d&#8217;aller uriner avant le d\u00e9part vers la salle d&#8217;h\u00e9modynamie. Lorsque l&#8217;intervention risque d&#8217;\u00eatre plus longue, la mise en place d&#8217;une sonde urinaire peut parfois \u00eatre propos\u00e9e afin d&#8217;am\u00e9liorer le confort. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a8071d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8a8071d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec67000 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec67000\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee4b251 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee4b251\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>En salle d&#8217;examen<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>Le patient est install\u00e9 sur la table d&#8217;examen et l&#8217;\u00e9quipe applique des mesures de st\u00e9rilit\u00e9 comparables \u00e0 celles utilis\u00e9es au bloc op\u00e9ratoire afin de pr\u00e9venir les infections.<\/p><p>Comme lors d&#8217;une coronarographie, une anesth\u00e9sie locale est r\u00e9alis\u00e9e au niveau des sites d&#8217;acc\u00e8s. Des m\u00e9dicaments sont ensuite administr\u00e9s afin de favoriser la d\u00e9tente tout au long de la proc\u00e9dure. <\/p><p>L&#8217;intervention se d\u00e9roule habituellement sans anesth\u00e9sie g\u00e9n\u00e9rale. Il est possible de somnoler par moments tout en demeurant capable de r\u00e9pondre aux questions de l&#8217;\u00e9quipe. <\/p><p>La salle est maintenue \u00e0 une temp\u00e9rature fra\u00eeche afin d&#8217;assurer le bon fonctionnement des \u00e9quipements de radiologie. Des couvertures sont toutefois utilis\u00e9es pour limiter l&#8217;inconfort. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d127af e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d127af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f583ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f583ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/coronarographie-2-1024x614.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1341\" alt=\"Coronarographie\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/coronarographie-2-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/coronarographie-2-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/coronarographie-2-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/coronarographie-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bae3f2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6bae3f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-654d951 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"654d951\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-574f72b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"574f72b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Une intervention plus complexe<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-073b523 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"073b523\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bien que son d\u00e9roulement ressemble beaucoup \u00e0 celui d&#8217;une coronarographie ou d&#8217;une angioplastie coronarienne classique, le traitement d&#8217;une occlusion totale chronique (CTO) est beaucoup plus complexe.<\/p><p>Lors d&#8217;une angioplastie coronarienne classique, le cardiologue traite une art\u00e8re r\u00e9tr\u00e9cie, mais dont un passage permet encore la circulation du sang.<\/p><p>Dans le cas d&#8217;une CTO, l&#8217;art\u00e8re est compl\u00e8tement bouch\u00e9e. La premi\u00e8re difficult\u00e9 consiste donc \u00e0 <strong>retrouver ou \u00e0 recr\u00e9er un passage \u00e0 travers le segment occlus<\/strong> avant de pouvoir r\u00e9tablir la circulation sanguine. <\/p><p>Cette diff\u00e9rence explique pourquoi le traitement d&#8217;une CTO n\u00e9cessite des techniques particuli\u00e8res, un mat\u00e9riel hautement sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9 et une strat\u00e9gie adapt\u00e9e \u00e0 chaque patient.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b1e559 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0b1e559\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66ac2d9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66ac2d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1dce53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1dce53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">L'imagerie : la cl\u00e9 de l'intervention<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a368a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a368a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>La r\u00e9ussite du traitement d&#8217;une occlusion totale chronique (CTO) repose en grande partie sur la qualit\u00e9 des images obtenues pendant l&#8217;intervention.<\/p><p>Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 des injections de produit de contraste <strong>r\u00e9alis\u00e9es simultan\u00e9ment par diff\u00e9rents cath\u00e9ters, le cardiologue peut visualiser l&#8217;art\u00e8re avant et apr\u00e8s l&#8217;occlusion<\/strong>. Les art\u00e8res collat\u00e9rales permettent souvent de mieux d\u00e9finir le trajet du segment bouch\u00e9. <\/p><p>Ces images permettent notamment d&#8217;\u00e9valuer :<\/p><ul><li>la longueur de l&#8217;occlusion;<\/li><li>la pr\u00e9sence de calcium;<\/li><li>les courbures (tortuosit\u00e9s) de l&#8217;art\u00e8re;<\/li><li>la qualit\u00e9 des art\u00e8res collat\u00e9rales.<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p>Ces renseignements sont essentiels pour choisir la strat\u00e9gie la plus appropri\u00e9e et maximiser les chances de succ\u00e8s.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6595b8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f6595b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-591d308 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"591d308\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/mqC3CpSfXVw?si=jUWCsPZEy6n1Q3PN&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf60475 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cf60475\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f1f86f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f1f86f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d51f5af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d51f5af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Comment l'art\u00e8re est-elle rouverte ?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f1f2c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f1f2c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Selon les caract\u00e9ristiques de l&#8217;occlusion, deux approches principales peuvent \u00eatre utilis\u00e9es.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed8da3f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ed8da3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f91595f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f91595f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e7a86f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e7a86f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">La voie ant\u00e9rograde<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2426cce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2426cce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Elle consiste \u00e0 progresser dans le sens normal de la circulation sanguine, \u00e0 partir du d\u00e9but de l&#8217;art\u00e8re.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d98255 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d98255\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b00445d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b00445d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-869973a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"869973a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Antegrade-CTO-PCI-Pre-1024x979.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18354\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Antegrade-CTO-PCI-Pre-1024x979.png 1024w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Antegrade-CTO-PCI-Pre-300x287.png 300w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Antegrade-CTO-PCI-Pre-768x734.png 768w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Antegrade-CTO-PCI-Pre.png 1256w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65bdcc2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65bdcc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebeba0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ebeba0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/anterograde-fleche-1024x971.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18355\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/anterograde-fleche-1024x971.png 1024w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/anterograde-fleche-300x284.png 300w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/anterograde-fleche-768x728.png 768w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/anterograde-fleche.png 1288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a518d3d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a518d3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5b8846 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f5b8846\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c39c98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4c39c98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Antegrade-CTO-PCI-Final-1024x851.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18356\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Antegrade-CTO-PCI-Final-1024x851.png 1024w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Antegrade-CTO-PCI-Final-300x249.png 300w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Antegrade-CTO-PCI-Final-768x638.png 768w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Antegrade-CTO-PCI-Final.png 1219w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-425515d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"425515d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d610330 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d610330\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-110c34f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"110c34f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">La voie r\u00e9trograde<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7da508 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7da508\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Elle consiste \u00e0 emprunter les art\u00e8res collat\u00e9rales afin d&#8217;atteindre l&#8217;art\u00e8re au-del\u00e0 du blocage et de remonter ensuite vers celui-ci.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbc09ad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dbc09ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d5d2a3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d5d2a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37e65c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"37e65c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"762\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Retrograde-CTO-PCI-Pre-1024x975.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18357\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Retrograde-CTO-PCI-Pre-1024x975.png 1024w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Retrograde-CTO-PCI-Pre-300x286.png 300w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Retrograde-CTO-PCI-Pre-768x731.png 768w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Retrograde-CTO-PCI-Pre.png 1347w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52abb67 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52abb67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-219e87a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"219e87a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"833\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Retrograde-fleche-983x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18359\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Retrograde-fleche-983x1024.png 983w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Retrograde-fleche-288x300.png 288w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Retrograde-fleche-768x800.png 768w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Retrograde-fleche.png 1229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fb5972 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8fb5972\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffb9cb2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ffb9cb2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c4c857 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c4c857\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"803\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Retrograde-CTO-PCI-Final-1020x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18358\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Retrograde-CTO-PCI-Final-1020x1024.png 1020w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Retrograde-CTO-PCI-Final-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Retrograde-CTO-PCI-Final-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Retrograde-CTO-PCI-Final-768x771.png 768w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Retrograde-CTO-PCI-Final.png 1354w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b01115 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b01115\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d752e4d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d752e4d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53cff14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53cff14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> <\/p><p>Le choix de la technique d\u00e9pend enti\u00e8rement de l&#8217;anatomie de l&#8217;art\u00e8re et des caract\u00e9ristiques de l&#8217;occlusion.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dadfe0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9dadfe0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa33a11 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa33a11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97b1a59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97b1a59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Un mat\u00e9riel hautement sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2365288 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2365288\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pour franchir le blocage, le cardiologue utilise des fils-guides extr\u00eamement fins, \u00e0 peine plus \u00e9pais qu&#8217;un cheveu, ainsi que des microcath\u00e9ters sp\u00e9cialement con\u00e7us pour ce type d&#8217;intervention.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47055a9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"47055a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-122812b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"122812b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c3f51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46c3f51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lorsque le passage direct est impossible, il peut parfois \u00eatre n\u00e9cessaire d&#8217;emprunter temporairement <strong>un trajet situ\u00e9 entre les diff\u00e9rentes couches de la paroi de l&#8217;art\u00e8re<\/strong> afin de contourner le blocage avant de r\u00e9int\u00e9grer la v\u00e9ritable lumi\u00e8re de l&#8217;art\u00e8re.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65865e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65865e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2840481 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2840481\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"289\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/intima-media-adven.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4537\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca7404d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ca7404d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0e72ae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c0e72ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ec970e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ec970e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Les progr\u00e8s des fils-guides, des microcath\u00e9ters et des technologies d&#8217;imagerie ont largement contribu\u00e9 \u00e0 am\u00e9liorer les taux de succ\u00e8s du traitement des CTO au cours des derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17cfeb5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"17cfeb5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9396aee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9396aee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c22ed68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c22ed68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">La reconstruction de l'art\u00e8re<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a88576 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a88576\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Une fois le blocage franchi, le fil-guide sert de rail pour acheminer de petits ballons jusqu&#8217;\u00e0 la zone occluse. Ceux-ci sont gonfl\u00e9s progressivement afin d&#8217;ouvrir un passage \u00e0 travers l&#8217;art\u00e8re. <\/p><p>Des <strong>stents<\/strong> (endoproth\u00e8ses m\u00e9talliques impr\u00e9gn\u00e9es de m\u00e9dicaments) sont ensuite d\u00e9ploy\u00e9s afin de maintenir l&#8217;art\u00e8re ouverte et de pr\u00e9server durablement la circulation sanguine.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a079324 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a079324\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4614f19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4614f19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Ballon-et-stent-1-1024x631.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8149\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Ballon-et-stent-1-1024x631.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Ballon-et-stent-1-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Ballon-et-stent-1-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Ballon-et-stent-1.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32c94ce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"32c94ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afd2788 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"afd2788\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36e6998 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36e6998\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Combien de temps dure l'intervention ?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c21ac8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c21ac8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>La d\u00e9sobstruction d&#8217;une occlusion totale chronique (CTO) est g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement plus longue qu&#8217;une angioplastie coronarienne classique.<\/p><p>Sa dur\u00e9e varie habituellement entre <strong>90 minutes et 4 heures<\/strong>, selon la complexit\u00e9 de l&#8217;occlusion.<\/p><p>Cette intervention exige beaucoup de pr\u00e9cision, d&#8217;adaptation et parfois plusieurs tentatives avant de r\u00e9ussir \u00e0 franchir le blocage. La patience, l&#8217;exp\u00e9rience de l&#8217;\u00e9quipe m\u00e9dicale ainsi que les technologies disponibles jouent un r\u00f4le essentiel dans son succ\u00e8s. <\/p><p>Tout au long de l&#8217;intervention, tout inconfort peut \u00eatre signal\u00e9 afin que des m\u00e9dicaments soient administr\u00e9s au besoin pour en am\u00e9liorer la tol\u00e9rance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55450ad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"55450ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15c2b20 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"15c2b20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cde1aa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cde1aa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Taux de succ\u00e8s<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b22fee7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b22fee7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lorsqu&#8217;elles sont r\u00e9alis\u00e9es par des \u00e9quipes exp\u00e9riment\u00e9es, les techniques actuelles permettent d&#8217;obtenir un succ\u00e8s dans <strong>environ 90 % des cas<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Le taux de r\u00e9ussite d\u00e9pend notamment de la complexit\u00e9 de l&#8217;occlusion, de l&#8217;anatomie des art\u00e8res ainsi que de l&#8217;exp\u00e9rience de l&#8217;\u00e9quipe interventionnelle.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2634278 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2634278\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-731270c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"731270c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/succes-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7701\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/succes-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/succes-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/succes-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/succes.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e06eda9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e06eda9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49c6791 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49c6791\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdafa0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bdafa0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quels sont les b\u00e9n\u00e9fices attendus ?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00a05ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00a05ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lorsque la d\u00e9sobstruction permet de r\u00e9tablir une circulation sanguine ad\u00e9quate, une am\u00e9lioration des sympt\u00f4mes \u00e0 l&#8217;effort est observ\u00e9e chez la majorit\u00e9 des patients.<\/p><p>Elle se traduit g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement par une <strong>meilleure tol\u00e9rance \u00e0 l&#8217;activit\u00e9 physique et une meilleure qualit\u00e9 de vie.<\/strong><\/p><p>Chez certaines personnes, notamment lorsque le muscle cardiaque est encore viable, une r\u00e9cup\u00e9ration partielle de la fonction cardiaque peut \u00e9galement \u00eatre observ\u00e9e. Dans certaines situations bien s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9es, le traitement pourrait aussi avoir un effet favorable sur le pronostic \u00e0 long terme. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f1d059 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f1d059\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7029b80 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7029b80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0906e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0906e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Apr\u00e8s la proc\u00e9dure<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f9fc84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f9fc84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dans la grande majorit\u00e9 des cas, une hospitalisation d&#8217;une nuit est pr\u00e9vue afin d&#8217;assurer une surveillance ad\u00e9quate.<\/p><p>Au cours des premiers jours, il est recommand\u00e9 d&#8217;\u00e9viter de tremper les sites d&#8217;entr\u00e9e des cath\u00e9ters dans l&#8217;eau. Le bain et la piscine sont g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement d\u00e9conseill\u00e9s pendant 3 \u00e0 4 jours, tandis que la douche demeure permise. <\/p><p>La reprise des activit\u00e9s physiques peut se faire progressivement apr\u00e8s quelques jours, selon la tol\u00e9rance. Le retour au travail est habituellement possible au cours de la premi\u00e8re semaine, en fonction du type d&#8217;activit\u00e9 exerc\u00e9e. Cette reprise doit \u00eatre discut\u00e9e avec le professionnel de la sant\u00e9.  <\/p><p>Il est \u00e9galement recommand\u00e9 d&#8217;\u00e9viter la conduite automobile pendant les 48 heures suivant l&#8217;intervention.<\/p><p>En pr\u00e9sence d&#8217;une douleur importante, d&#8217;un saignement ou d&#8217;une bosse qui augmente de volume au site d&#8217;acc\u00e8s, une consultation rapide \u00e0 l&#8217;urgence est recommand\u00e9e.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a2d02c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0a2d02c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aebb30b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aebb30b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb12468 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb12468\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pr\u00e9venir la formation d'un caillot dans le stent<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4899ede elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4899ede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Apr\u00e8s la mise en place d&#8217;un stent, un traitement m\u00e9dicamenteux est indispensable afin de pr\u00e9venir la formation d&#8217;un caillot \u00e0 l&#8217;int\u00e9rieur de celui-ci, une complication appel\u00e9e <strong>thrombose du stent<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Ce traitement repose g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement sur l&#8217;association de deux m\u00e9dicaments antiplaquettaires :<\/p><ul><li>l&#8217;aspirine, habituellement poursuivie \u00e0 long terme;<\/li><li>un second antiplaquettaire, prescrit pour une dur\u00e9e minimale de quelques mois, souvent jusqu&#8217;\u00e0 un an, et parfois davantage selon la situation clinique.<\/li><\/ul><p>Le respect rigoureux de ce traitement est essentiel afin de maintenir l&#8217;art\u00e8re ouverte et de pr\u00e9venir une thrombose du stent.<\/p><p>\u00c0 lire : \u00c0 propos des stents<br\/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7f4957 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c7f4957\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9adbcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9adbcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/aspirine-1024x852.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11526\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/aspirine-1024x852.png 1024w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/aspirine-300x250.png 300w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/aspirine-768x639.png 768w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/aspirine.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e557463 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e557463\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9927a4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9927a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ee91c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ee91c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> <\/p><p><strong>Ne jamais cesser un antiplaquettaire au cours de la premi\u00e8re ann\u00e9e suivant l&#8217;implantation d&#8217;un stent sans l&#8217;avis du cardiologue, m\u00eame avant une intervention chirurgicale ou dentaire.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-104f90d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"104f90d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed9d45e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed9d45e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/attention-300x268.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4584\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/attention-300x268.png 300w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/attention-1024x915.png 1024w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/attention-768x686.png 768w, https:\/\/icardio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/attention.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f3fc2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49f3fc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbf21df e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dbf21df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-218ba65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"218ba65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Le suivi<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c7d859 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8c7d859\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-effccb3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"effccb3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56d4e61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56d4e61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tout probl\u00e8me li\u00e9 au traitement doit \u00eatre discut\u00e9 avec un m\u00e9decin connaissant bien les interventions coronariennes, id\u00e9alement un cardiologue.<\/p><p>Au cours des mois suivant l&#8217;implantation du stent, la paroi de l&#8217;art\u00e8re cicatrise progressivement et recouvre l&#8217;endoproth\u00e8se d&#8217;un nouveau tissu. Selon l&#8217;\u00e9volution clinique, cette cicatrisation permet, dans certaines situations, d&#8217;envisager l&#8217;arr\u00eat du second antiplaquettaire, toujours sur recommandation du cardiologue. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67cee2f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"67cee2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c36d4df e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c36d4df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfa7dac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bfa7dac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c0682b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c0682b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"169\" data-end=\"519\">L&#8217;occlusion totale chronique d&#8217;une art\u00e8re coronaire est une affection <strong>fr\u00e9quente<\/strong> qui peut <strong>\u00e9voluer silencieusement pendant de nombreuses ann\u00e9es<\/strong>. Chez certaines personnes, les art\u00e8res collat\u00e9rales permettent de compenser partiellement le blocage, alors que chez d&#8217;autres, des sympt\u00f4mes comme l&#8217;angine ou l&#8217;essoufflement apparaissent progressivement. <\/p><p data-start=\"524\" data-end=\"851\"><strong>Les progr\u00e8s r\u00e9cents<\/strong> ont profond\u00e9ment transform\u00e9 son traitement. Le d\u00e9veloppement de techniques sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9es, de mat\u00e9riel toujours plus performant, de l&#8217;imagerie avanc\u00e9e ainsi que la cr\u00e9ation d&#8217;\u00e9quipes d\u00e9di\u00e9es dans les centres sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9s ont consid\u00e9rablement am\u00e9lior\u00e9 les taux de succ\u00e8s et la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de ces interventions. <\/p><p data-start=\"856\" data-end=\"1138\">Lorsqu&#8217;elle est indiqu\u00e9e, la d\u00e9sobstruction de l&#8217;art\u00e8re permet, dans la majorit\u00e9 des cas, d&#8217;am\u00e9liorer les sympt\u00f4mes, la capacit\u00e9 \u00e0 l&#8217;effort et la qualit\u00e9 de vie. Chez certains patients, elle <strong>peut \u00e9galement favoriser une r\u00e9cup\u00e9ration partielle de la fonction du muscle cardiaque<\/strong>. <\/p><p data-start=\"1143\" data-end=\"1342\">La d\u00e9cision d&#8217;intervenir demeure toujours <strong>individualis\u00e9e<\/strong>. Elle repose sur une \u00e9valuation des sympt\u00f4mes, des caract\u00e9ristiques de l&#8217;occlusion, des b\u00e9n\u00e9fices attendus et des risques de la proc\u00e9dure. <\/p><p data-start=\"1347\" data-end=\"1532\">Une bonne compr\u00e9hension de la maladie, un traitement m\u00e9dical bien suivi et un suivi r\u00e9gulier avec l&#8217;\u00e9quipe soignante demeurent les meilleurs moyens d&#8217;obtenir des r\u00e9sultats durables.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c59d2a6\" data-id=\"c59d2a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5307c9f elementor-search-form--skin-classic elementor-search-form--button-type-icon 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